Cape Life

VanScivers celebrate 40 years of marriage

6 hours ago
Paula and James VanSciver of Lewes celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary June 26. Family and...

Searching for silverback gorillas in Rwanda with the...

7 hours ago
Last September, Kim Hyde, Pat Haupt, Janet Thoden and Barb Fischetti, all residents of Bay Crossing...

Jon Buzby took a plunge decades ago and never...

Aaron R. Mushrush
10 hours ago
After helping Special Olympics Delaware expand its footprint in the Diamond State for 35 years,...

Lewes Fire Department holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
13 hours ago
The Lewes Fire Department held its annual awards banquet Jan. 25 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention...

Delaware life sentences summit set Feb. 1 in Georgetown

14 hours ago
Dying to Get Out: Death by Incarceration, a State of Delaware Life Sentences Summit, will be held...

Clothing Our Kids receives grant, donations from scouts

Bill Shull
2 days ago
2025 has been good to Clothing Our Kids, and it’s only January. The Millsboro-based non-profit has...

RD 20 Democrats elect new officers

2 days ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District’s Democratic Committee elected new leadership at its Jan...

Cannonball Gala to support historic renovations...

2 days ago
Historic Lewes has secured two major grants totaling $120,000 to support the restoration of the...

Sussex Habitat dedicates two new homes in Seaford

4 days ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently held a ceremony to dedicate two new homes in Seaford...

Surfgimp Foundation hosts Winter Beach Bash

Ted Pfirrmann
4 days ago
The Surfgimp Foundation held its sixth annual Winter Beach Bash Jan. 18, at the Rusty Rudder in...

A summertime cruise in Alaska with the Gazette

4 days ago
During the summer of last year, these great friends of Lewes enjoyed a lovely cruise in Juneau,...

Milton food pantry receives $5,000 from Knights of...

5 days ago
Members of the Knights of Columbus Msgr. Francis J. Desmond Council 13348 of Lewes recently...

Lunch group supports Slaughter Neck Community Action

5 days ago
Lunch with a Purpose Coastal Delaware gathered Jan. 8 at Atlantic Sands in Rehoboth Beach...

Resource center receives $16,600 donation

6 days ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware recently gathered to present an award of $16,645 to...

Rescue dogs run free at Lewes Unleashed park

Bill Shull
6 days ago
A dog named Alvin was the first canine from Humane Animal Partners to run free at Lewes Unleashed...

Lewes Red Hat Society celebrates holidays in December

6 days ago
The Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter celebrated the holidays with a winter wonderland...

Elks host children’s Christmas party

6 days ago
The Polar Express train chugged into the station Dec. 15 at Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes...

Campbell earns Eagle Scout

Dan Cook
6 days ago
Boy Scout Troop 1 of Lewes honored its latest Eagle Scout, Ian Campbell in a ceremony Jan. 18. Ian...

Reading the Cape Gazette on the Big Island

1 week ago
After the snow and brutal temperatures in the Cape Region lately, there is no doubt that Cape...

Elks bring holiday cheer to Stockley Center

1 week ago
Several Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members recently visited the Stockley Center to deliver...

Sisterhood Book Club attends Cann Duo piano concert

1 week ago
Members of the Sisterhood Book Club recently had the pleasure of attending a performance by the...

Remembering MLK’s legacy at Conley’s Church service

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The Rev. Janice Herman walked down the aisle of Conley’s United Methodist Church carrying large...

Daisy Scouts donate to Clothing Our Kids

Bill Shull
1 week ago
A warehouse full of clothes isn’t a typical place to hold a pizza party. But, the Clothing Our Kids...

Troop 95 Scouts explore historic Baltimore sites

1 week ago
Boy Scout Troop 95 members from Georgetown spent a December weekend camping at the United States...

Carol Friend has always had a side hustle in the water

Chris Flood
1 week ago
With the recent snow and the subsequent freezing temperatures, it’s been a rough few weeks for...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at banquet

Dan Cook
1 week ago
The 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Weekend held its kick-off banquet at the...

Seipp-Fickley Duo to perform in Lewes Jan. 24

1 week ago
The St. Cecilia Music Guild will present the Seipp-Fickley Duo performing at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan...

Sussex Habitat hosts service honoring President Carter 

1 week ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity held a memorial service Jan. 9 at its ReStore on Route 9 near...

Historic Rehoboth diorama talks kick off Jan. 27

1 week ago
The Rehoboth Beach Museum will begin its Golden Age of Rehoboth Beach Diorama Talk series at 10 a.m...

Beloved doctors of the past

Pam Bounds
1 week ago
I like to be warm, funny, fuzzy and nostalgic in my writings, but I was planning to write my next...

Winter clothing drive supports Shepherd’s Office

1 week ago
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Women’s Club of Indian River partnered with members of the...

All Saints’ and St. George’s ECW donates to Project...

1 week ago
The Episcopal Church Women group of of All Saints’ Church and St. George’s Chapel recently welcomed...

A Scottish sojourn with the Gazette

1 week ago
In August, James and Bonita Bloom took the Gazette along when they visited Scotland. The castle in...

Overfalls speaker to discuss plans for exhibit...

1 week ago
The Overfalls Foundation will host lifetime member Mike Safina as guest speaker at 3 p.m., Thursday...

‘Speaking Yiddish to Chickens’ author talk set Jan. 23

1 week ago
The Lewes Public Library and Seaside Jewish Community will welcome author Seth Stern for an online...

Dignity Backpack Project seeks donations and volunteers

1 week ago
In Sussex County, when incarcerated men and women leave prison and return to society, they exit...

Zwaanendael Women’s Club food drive kicks off Jan. 29

1 week ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club is sponsoring a winter food drive to benefit the Epworth Food...

Alice amazes all

Gina Gruwell
1 week ago
Ten-year-old Alice Baich of Rehoboth Beach has done so much for her community over the last two...

Sussex County Master Gardeners workshops start Jan. 28

1 week ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners will offer winter and spring workshops via Zoom and in person at...

Free seminars set for senior adults, families

2 weeks ago
Noted experts from three local organizations will present seminars titled, Starting the...

Summer vacation takes Cape Gazette readers to the...

2 weeks ago
Cape Gazette readers Wayne Sokasits and Bernadette and Anastacio Turull of Rehoboth Beach visited...

Movies at Midway, Blood Bank of Delmarva to host...

2 weeks ago
The Blood Bank of Delmarva will partner with the Movies at Midway for a blood drive from 10 a.m. to...

Lewes Beach: What could have been

Nick Roth
2 weeks ago
The area now known as Savannah Beach in Lewes was once home to popular restaurants, but in the mid...

Room at Cedar Grove event to benefit Delaware Tech...

2 weeks ago
Paul Kares will hold a fundraiser Thursday, Jan. 15, for Alondra Estrada, a Delaware Technical...

Preserving history: World War II steel fire control...

Terrance McGovern
2 weeks ago
The metal observation tower at Big Stone Beach was one of five constructed in Delaware during World...

Elks lodge honors departed members

2 weeks ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge holds its memorial ritual and...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market awards producer...

2 weeks ago
For 18 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Lord Baltimore Lions Club supports hunger relief...

2 weeks ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club is midway through its 78th year of service to the local community...

Sons of American Revolution group honors Delaware...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Sons of the American Revolution recently recognized Delaware State Police Officer...

Visiting India with the Cape Gazette

2 weeks ago
Last summer, the Cape Gazette accompanied avid reader Lucia Ellis on an incredible journey to India...

Greater Lewes Foundation welcomes new charitable funds

2 weeks ago
Four new funds joined the Greater Lewes Foundation in December, increasing the total number of...

100 Women Who Care group supports women’s recovery home

2 weeks ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware gathered Nov. 11 to present an award of $16,600 to...

League of Women Voters to meet Jan. 25

2 weeks ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters will host its semiannual membership meeting from 10 a.m...

Kiwanis Club donates to Sussex Family YMCA

3 weeks ago
The Kiwanis Club of Coastal Delaware donated $1,000 to the Sussex Family YMCA in Rehoboth Beach for...

Returning to El Salvador many years later with the...

3 weeks ago
After 20 long years, Rene Garrido finally returned to El Salvador. He was accompanied by his...

Publishing discussion for writers set Jan. 13

3 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, in partnership with Lewes Public Library, will welcome author...

Fort Miles cancels Jan. 11 meeting and program

3 weeks ago
Due to hazardous walkway conditions and the inclement weather forecast, Fort Miles Historical...

Rehoboth artist’s work featured at Maryland gallery

3 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach artist Anne Barney is one of five exhibitors included in H-E-R: Art in Five Voices,...

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet Jan. 15

3 weeks ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Lewes...

Keep safe distance from seals and report sightings...

3 weeks ago
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc. reminds beachgoers and boaters...